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Over 800 AVMs were retrospectively reviewed to determine if clinical and angioarchitectural features varied between children and adults. The authors found that hemorrhages and exclusively deep venous drainage were more common in children but high-risk features such as venous ectasia and feeding artery aneurysm were more common in adults. Thus, these latter high-risk features may take time to develop.

The readability of 20 patient education articles found on the ASNR Web site were evaluated using 10 quantitative readability scales and compared with those found on the Web site of the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery. The authors concluded that the patient education resources on both Web sites failed to meet the guidelines of the National Institutes of Health and American Medical Association. Members of the public may fail to fully understand these resources and would benefit from revisions that result in more comprehensible information cast in simpler language.